Shinji Nagashima

Shinji Nagashima
永島 慎二
Shinji Nagashima, manga artist
Nagashima
Born
Shin'ichi Nagashima
永島 眞一

(1937-07-08)July 8, 1937
DiedJune 10, 2005(2005-06-10) (aged 67)
NationalityJapanese
Educationassistant to Osamu Tezuka
Known forManga
MovementShōnen manga, Seinen manga, Alternative manga
AwardsShogakukan Manga Award
Japan Cartoonists Association Award

Shin'ichi Nagashima (永島 眞一, Nagashima Shin'ichi, July 8, 1937 – June 10, 2005), better known by the pen name Shinji Nagashima (永島 慎二, Nagashima Shinji), was a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo, Japan. His pseudonym came about due to a publisher's error when printing his name, and he continued using the pseudonym after that.

His oldest son is classical guitarist Shiki Nagashima.